Posts by Ernie
I'm the creator of 8 Asians and one of the editors. While I'm a regular blogger to the site as well, think of my role as Barbara Walters on "The View," except without the weird white hair. During the day, I'm a Developer for a major Internet company and live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I've also been writing in my blog, littleyellowdifferent.com, for seven years.
Long Delayed K-Town Reality Show To Be Released On YouTube In July
Remember K-Town, the Jersey Shore wannabe reality show based on Asian Americans? 8Asians blogged the casting of an early promotional reel two years ago, as well as observations about the cast members and even a guest post by the producer, only to have the show slip into what felt like development hell for two years. But this week a PR release has announced that the Tyrese produced project will be released after all on YouTube [...] Continue »
The 8Asians Talk About the Internal Korean Oreo Ad
Our internal e-mail lists have us discussing all kinds of stuff: Asian American identity, representation in the media, the experiences of activism in an academia setting and its progression as we transition to the working, adult world. And sometimes, we talk about innocent things. Innocent things like milk and cookies and OMG BOOBIES. Case in point, this delightful internal South Korean ad for the Oreo cookie. Joz: Seems to be real. Also, my problem with [...] Continue »
The Accountant Who Become a Miami Dolphins Tight End (And His Asian Trainer)
If you read Yahoo! regularly – which you probably do, if you’re over 35 or previously worked at Yahoo! – you’ve probably seen the article of the mild mannered accountant whose grueling 13 week workout was so intense he became a Tight End for the Miami Dolphins. The person credited for helping him is Brad Ikei, a trainer at BYU and proprietor of Ikei Performance. Because you know the saying: Behind every Miami account who [...] Continue »
Will Iron Man 3 Will Be Filmed in China and Cast Ben Kingsley as The Mandarin?
It’s hard to fathom that in the mid-90s Marvel was declaring bankruptcy, but look at the comic company now: an entertainment jaggernaut that cranks out box office smashes. And there’s no reason why they should stop at domestic success, as the newest sequel to the Iron Man franchise will be co-produced to a Chinese production company as a way to co-finance and distribute the film. According to an article from the LA Times, Foreign films [...] Continue »
Report Suggests Asian Americans Outmarrying Less To “Preserve Their Culture”
Via Jeff Yang at the Wall Street Journal: “Apparently, more and more Asian Americans are defying convention by… marrying Asian Americans. [...] That’s interesting in and of itself. But it’s the reason given for this fall in Asian American outmarriage rates that really caught both of our eyes. According to Times reporter Rachel Swarns, the reason why younger Asians are choosing to marry other Asians is that they’re experiencing a “resurgence of interest in language [...] Continue »
LOLCats CEO Ben Huh To Get Bravo Reality Show
From Mashable: “Bravo Media announced Wednesday that one of its new reality series will focus on Ben Huh, [ICanHazCheezburger.com]’s CEO, and his “eclectic staff.” The show is tentatively called Huh?.”
Asians Behaving Badly: Vietnamese Man Kills Five in San Francisco, Gambling Debts May be to Blame
From New American Media: “What drove Binh Thai Luc, 35, to be charged this week with slaying five people in a San Francisco home last week? The grisly murders have rocked the city and left investigators and the public searching for a motive. [...] News media reports have suggested that the killer may have been trying to collect on gambling debts. Although gambling addiction affects every group, researchers have found unusually high levels among Asians.”
Battle Royale, Distant Cousin of The Hunger Games, Released on DVD
Before Dino-Ray lamented on the casting of an Asian in The Hunger Games – a movie about a dystopian society that forces a group of teenagers to kill each other to the death for entertainment and sport – there was Battle Royale, a Japanese movie about a dystopian society that forces a group of teenagers to kill each other to the death for entertainment and sport. The differences are, of course, is that Battle Royale [...] Continue »
Dharun Ravi Convicted For Invasion Of Privacy Against Tyler Clementi
Dharun Ravi, the roommate of a gay Rutgers student who committed suicide after spying on him and tweeting his escapades, has been found guilty of invasion of privacy, witness tampering, and evidence tampering. Ravi now faces five to ten years of prison time as well as possible deportation to India. South Asian blog Sepia Mutiny approaches the story from a lesser seen perspective and laments on his sentencing: “Ravi is an immature, upper middle class [...] Continue »
South Asian Blog Sepia Mutiny To Shut Down April 1st
Sepia Mutiny – one of the first blogs to exist in the blogosphere and one of the largest weblogs dealing with South Asian issues – shuts down on April 1st after eight years. As Sepia Mutiny was a blog created from a group of individuals, time and technology were factors: “Although we all still love our work on SM, the blogosphere has evolved quite a bit since we first started and for a variety of [...] Continue »
Tila Tequila Hospitalized for Brain Aneurysm, Drug Overdose
Via Fox News: “Reality TV star Tila Tequila was recovering Monday following a week in a hospital after suffering a brain aneurism, Radar Online reported. The 30-year-old also overdosed on drugs in the wake of the potentially fatal aneurism.” While our blog posts about Tila Tequila on 8asians have varied from naive adoration to she’s a train wreck and we can’t stop watching, I actually feel kinda bad for her. What can I say? I’m [...] Continue »
Heejun Han And The Top 8 Most Influential American Idols who are Asian American
While American Idol isn’t doing too well in the ratings this season – they recently had their lost-rated episode ever – Heejun Han, the token Asian American American Idol contest of the season has caught the attention of critics and APA bloggers alike. His audition tape sets Heejun up to the audience as a goofy William Hung-like auditioner and then bolting out a pitch-perfection rendition of Michael Bolton’s “How Am I Supposed to Live Without [...] Continue »
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